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Later after rehearsals Christine and Gabriel were in thier room. Christine was putting on her makeup for this evening preformance. Gabe was sitting on the floor with a toy one of the stage hand gave him. Christine just finished her makeup when a knocked sounded at the door. Gabe had his mask off it was sitting on the night stand. Christine rose and walked over to the door she blocked the view of her son's face from whoever was at door.
"Miss Daae" Andre said
"Andre, what can I do for you?" Christine asked.
"Nothing I just wanted to thank you personally for you do this for us. And to give you these and this" Andre said
In his arms was a bunch of white roses and in the other was children book. Gabe ran up to the door took the book from Andre.
Andre looks down at Gabriel he had gentle smile on his face.
"Maman can I keep it" Gabe asked
"Yes, but tell the man thank you." Christine said
Gabe looked up at Andre showing his full face. He had the book held to his small chest.
"Thank you sir" Gabe stated.
Gabe ran behind Christine with the book in his arms. Andre had look a shock look on his face. Then he turned his eyes to the floor. After a moment he look directly into Christine eyes.
"Christine" Andre said
"I will be ready very soon Mr Andre" Christine said.
She shut the door before Andre could protest. Gabe was very much in love with his new book. Christine placed the roses on her dresser. She look over to Gabe with a smile and knowing eyes.
"Come here my precious boy" Christine said as she sat down on the bed.
Gabe got up and ran over to his maman. He climbed into her lap with book still clasped in his hand. Christine kissed Gabe forehead and curled her body around. In her mind she was think of the man who Gabe reminded her so much of.
Meanwhile Erik was with Nadir where talking in Erik home. The firelight was the only light in his lair sheet music was all over the lair. Nadir was dressed in his normal middle eastern clothes.
"Erik did you hear that Mina will not be preforming tonight" Nadir asked
"God no, Nadir please tell me your joking." Erik said
"I would not joke about that" Nadir said
"Then we will not go tonight" Erik said
"Yes we will you promise me that we would see this opera." Nadir said
"Fine if you want your ears to bleed fine we will go." Erik said.
"It might not be that bad" Nadir said
"There is no one in this opera house beside Mina who could sing the Queen of the Nights Arias" Erik said
Later that night Erik and Nadir sat in box five. Erik was ringing his hand together. His mind was preparing for the soon to be horrid preformace of Queen of the Night. He was not paying attention to the opera at all. He finally looked down when was right before the time for the queen of the night to come out. Meanwhile Christine was right behind the backdrop. She was in silent prayer that she still had the voice that Phantom had gave her. Their heart nearly stop when the backdrop rose. Erik turn his face away he could not watch this.
"O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn!
Du bist unschuldig, weise, fromm;
Ein Jüngling, so wie du, vermag am besten
Dies tiefbetrübte Mutterherz zu trösten.
Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren,
Denn meine Tochter fehlet mir;
Durch sie ging all mein Glück verloren,
Ein Bösewicht entfloh mit ihr.
Noch seh ich ihr Zittern
Mit bangem Erschüttern,
Ihr ängstliches Beben,
Ihr schüchternes Streben.
Ich musste sie mir rauben sehen,
Ach, helft! ach helft! war alles, was sie sprach.
Allein vergebens war ihr Flehen,
Denn meine Hilfe war zu schwach.
Du, du, du wirst sie zu befreien gehen,
Du wirst der Tochter Retter sein.
Und werd' ich dich als Sieger sehen,
So sei sie dann auf ewig dein." Christine sang. (1)
The crowd start to clap as the backdrop closed with Christine behind it. As soon as the first note was sang Erik knew that voice anywhere it was his angel, his Christine. The rest of the performance went off with out any problem. Christine had the crowd eat out of her hand once again. As the performance came to a close Erik and Nadir rose and slip into a tunnel that lead them back to his lair. Erik was on cloud nine nothing could bring him down he had heard his Christine sing once again. He could care less at that moment why she was here or for long she was going to be there. He had her once again.
Meanwhile Christine ran right back to her dressing room where her precious baby was waiting fast asleep. Gabe arms where curled around a book. She smile at him and started to undress and clean her face of make up. She touched Gabe's face and sighed. She turned and looked at the mirror.
"I hope you forgive me that was for you" Christine said to the mirror
Then she removed the book from Gabe's arms. Christine got into bed within seconds Gabe was curled up into her chest. Christine started to hum Music of the Night to get Gabe back to sleep.
"Good Night my angel." Christine whispered.
1: first aria of the Queen of the night.